Audiobooks narrated by Rich Miller

This classic Soviet Union history traces the USSR from 1917, to its fall, offering 'a master class in understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system' (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer). Today, the Soviet Union remains the most extraordinary but tragic attempt to create a society beyond capitalism. Yet its history was one that for a long time proved impossible to write. In The Soviet Century, Moshe Lewin follows this history in all its complexity, guiding us through the inner workings of a system which is still barely understood. In the process, he overturns widely held beliefs about the USSR's leaders, the State-Party system, and the powerful Soviet bureaucracy. Departing from a simple linear history, The Soviet Century traces all the continuities and ruptures that led from the founding revolution of October 1917, to the final collapse of the late 1980s and early 1990s, passing through the Stalinist dictatorship, the impossible reforms of the Khrushchev years, and the glasnost and perestroika policies of Gorbachev.

Moshe Lewin (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Ruthless Fae King

My enemy claimed me as his own. I must return to Palgia-to the place that was once my prison. The Kingdom of Palgia is fractured, divided, and broken. It's up to me to bring the light back to the country overrun with darkness. Erol was once the ruthless captor who kept me imprisoned. He is set to become the King of Palgia, and I'm expected to cater to his every whim. It doesn't matter that I can't stop thinking about him and imagining what his lips would feel like against mine. I can't trust a morally gray male with so much blood on his hands. The future king better prepare for a fight. My choices are my own, and I will never choose him. Contains mature themes.

Vera Rivers (Author), Rich Miller, Stephanie Savannah (Narrator)

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Her Warrior Fae

The final book in the Fate of the Fae series. A terrible accident wipes Nylah's memory clean. She's thrust into a world where she doesn't know her role or if the Fae surrounding her are being honest. Dex makes her feel safe, and she's told that they once loved each other, but they can never be together. But if she is supposed to love him, why can't she remember anything about him? And why can't they be together? Then, another unexpected event changes the course of her life, and new questions need to be answered. Contains mature themes.

Vera Rivers (Author), Rich Miller, Stephanie Savannah (Narrator)

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Fae Destiny

I'll either save my kingdom or destroy it. I rule by my mate's side, but I'm an integral part of a prophecy that threatens us all. My power is still a mystery that I must unravel to save the kingdom. Cloaked with magic and determined to protect the ones I love, I travel to enemy territory to find my answers. But the enemy captures me before I complete my mission. In the squalor of the dungeon, I discover secrets about my past that will help my kingdom regain peace. I must make the ultimate sacrifice to save my kingdom and my mate. I must fulfill the prophecy. I'm forced to face my destiny. Contains mature themes.

Vera Rivers (Author), Rich Miller, Stephanie Savannah (Narrator)

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See Yourself in Cyber: Security Careers Beyond Hacking

In See Yourself in Cyber: Security Careers Beyond Hacking, information security strategist and educator Ed Adams delivers a unique and insightful discussion of the many different ways the people in your organization-inhabiting a variety of roles not traditionally associated with cybersecurity-can contribute to improving its cybersecurity backbone. You'll discover how developers, DevOps professionals, managers, and others can strengthen your cybersecurity. You'll also find out how improving your firm's diversity and inclusion can have dramatically positive effects on your team's talent. Using the familiar analogy of the color wheel, the author explains the modern roles and responsibilities of practitioners who operate within each 'slice.' He also includes: real-world examples and case studies that demonstrate the application of the ideas discussed; interviews with established industry leaders in a variety of disciplines explaining what non-security professionals can do to improve cybersecurity; and actionable strategies and specific methodologies for professionals working in several different fields interested in meeting their cybersecurity obligations. Perfect for managers, directors, executives, and other business leaders, See Yourself in Cyber: Security Careers Beyond Hacking is also ideal for policymakers, regulators, and compliance professionals.

Ed Adams (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Crypto Decrypted: Debunking Myths, Understanding Breakthroughs, and Building Foundations for Digital

Break through your 'crypto curiosity' and uncover why blockchain innovation will revolutionize our economy, culture, and the future of investing-as well as how to navigate it safely. Between the booms, crashes, jargon, and flashy memes, blockchain technology and digital assets have not been easy for ordinary investors to understand. Hopeful investors in blockchain, digital assets, and crypto everywhere have a lengthy list of questions-and the list keeps getting longer and more nuanced. But who do they turn to for answers? In Crypto Decrypted, Tradecraft Capital's Jake Ryan and James Diorio decrypt a new world that is hidden in plain view, accessible currently to folks 'in the know.' This book is for anyone who finds themselves lost in the blockchain babble, exploring and explaining not only how to participate, but the often overlooked reasons why this new technology is relevant to every human being. Ryan and Diorio debunk common myths, clarify major breakthroughs that are often disregarded, and provide easy-to-understand answers for both crypto newbies and blockchain enthusiasts, so they can move beyond the short-term to explore what great opportunities lie ahead for blockchain technologies while providing approaches to investing more safely and soundly so that you too can profit from this technological revolution.

Jake Ryan, James Diorio (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web 3.0, and Blockchain Will Transform Business and Society

In The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web 3.0, and Blockchain Will Transform Business and Society, acclaimed futurist, author, and digital strategist Bernard Marr delivers a compelling and engaging discussion of the technologies driving the impending-and ongoing-transformation of the internet, including blockchain, augmented reality (AR), and more. In the book, you'll explore the risks and opportunities presented by these game-changing techs and how they might impact you, your organization, and community. The author explains how various sectors will be revolutionized by the future internet, as industries like sports, retail, energy, healthcare, education, and others feel the effects of paradigm-shifting developments in society and technology. He also discusses: strategies for individuals seeking to leverage the coming changes in technology, employment, and culture; the potential impact of the unprecedented combination of blockchain and AR technologies; and techniques for getting in on the ground floor of a new internet that places a heavy premium on participation and immersive experiences. An essential and incisive exploration of what our tomorrows might bring, The Future Internet is perfect for executives, managers, and other business leaders doing their best to get a head start on tomorrow's digital economy.

Bernard Marr (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Beverly Hills Confidential: A Century of Stars, Scandals and Murders

Acid-throwing brides, axe murdering maids, mysterious deaths at Greystone mansion, and the real story of what happened the night a superstar publicist was gunned down on Sunset Boulevard; just a few of the many stories in this 'Rip-roaring' story featuring the first 100 years of grand times and grand crimes in the world's glamour capital of Beverly Hills. With unprecedented access to police files, coauthors Barbara Schroeder, an award-winning investigative journalist, and Clark Fogg, the lead CSI investigator for the BHPD, reveal never-before-scene photos and details of dramas involving secret shadow wives, murdered studio executives, and a new theory on who really killed mobster Bugsy Siegel. Contains mature themes.

Barbara Schroeder, Clark Fogg (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff

Learn to automate your busywork and focus on what really matters In Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuffentrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Jotform Aytekin Tank delivers a can’t-miss blueprint to help you make the most of your most precious asset: time. You’ll explore what’s possible when you offload repetitive tasks, why automation has democratized innovation, and how you can use cheap―or even completely free―no-code automation tools to transform your ability to focus on what truly matters in your business and life. In the audiobook, you’ll discover: Why the future of business is no-code, and how you can use an automation-first mindset to unlock your productivity potential How to move from busywork to less work, and finally to having the time you need to accomplish your most important work How you can use delegation and automation to achieve “timefulness,” the state of having enough time A must-read handbook for every entrepreneur, founder, business owner, and freelancer who just doesn’t have enough hours in the day, Automate Your Busywork will also earn a place in the libraries of managers, executives, and other business leaders looking to maximize their most valuable resource.

Aytekin Tank (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Cold War Radio: The Russian Broadcasts of the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Cold War Radio is a fascinating look at how the United States waged the Cold War through the international broadcasting of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Mark G. Pomar served in senior positions at VOA and RFE/RL from 1982 to 1993, during which time the Reagan and Bush administrations made VOA and RFE/RL an important part of their foreign policy. VOA is America's 'national voice' and is charged with explaining United States government policies and telling America's story with the aim of gaining the respect and goodwill of its target audience. During the Cold War, the VOA Russian Service broadcast twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. RFE/RL is a private corporation, funded until 1971 by the CIA and afterward through open congressional appropriations. Its Russian Service broadcast news, feature programming, and op-eds that would have been part of daily political discourse if Russia had free media. Pomar takes listeners inside the two radio stations to show how the broadcasts were conceived and the impact they had on international broadcasting, United States-Soviet relations, Russian history, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Mark G. Pomar (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System

In 1983, Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain, both serving life sentences at the U.S. Prison in Marion, Illinois, separately murdered two correction officers on the same day. The Bureau of Prisons condemned both men to the severest punishment that could legally be imposed, one created specifically for them. It was unofficially called 'no human contact.' Each initially spent nine months in a mattress-sized cell where the lights burned twenty-four hours a day. They were clothed only in boxer shorts, completely sealed off from the outside world with only their minds to occupy their time. Fountain turned to religion and endured twenty-one-years before dying alone of natural causes. Silverstein became a skilled artist and lasted thirty-six years, longer than any other American prisoner in isolation. Pete Earley-the only journalist to be granted face-to-face access with Silverstein-examines profound questions at the heart of our justice system. Were Silverstein and Fountain born bad? Or were they twisted by abusive childhoods? Did incarceration offer them a chance of rehabilitation-or force them to commit increasingly heinous crimes? No Human Contact elicits a uniquely deep and uncomfortable understanding of the crimes committed, the use of solitary confinement, and the reality of life, redemption, and death behind prison walls.

Pete Earley (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Imitation Democracy: The Development of Russia's Post-Soviet Political System

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia under Yeltsin and Putin implemented a political system of 'imitation democracy,' marked by 'a huge disparity between formal constitutional principles and the reality of authoritarian rule.' How did this system take shape, how else might it have developed, and what are the prospects for re-envisioning it more democratically in the future? These questions animate Dmitrii Furman's Imitation Democracy, a welcome antidote to books that blandly decry Putin as an omnipotent dictator, without considering his platforms, constituencies, and sources of power. With extensive public opinion polling drawn from throughout the late- and post-Soviet period, Furman offers a definitive account of the formation of the modern Russian political system, casting it into powerful relief through comparisons with other post-Soviet states. Peopled with grey technocrats, warring oligarchs, patriots, and provocateurs, Furman's narrative details the struggles among partisan factions, and the waves of public sentiment, that shaped modern Russia's political landscape, culminating in Putin's third presidential term, which resolves the contradiction between the 'form' and 'content' of imitation democracy, 'the formal dependence of power on elections and the actual dependence of elections on power.'

Dmitrii Furman (Author), Rich Miller (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Rich Miller